Business Aviation

News from the Uber Elevate Summit: Skyport concepts, advanced rotors, Grand Challenge, and international plans.

Textron Aviation has halted production of its Turbo Skyhawk JT-A, which was certified by the FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) last year.

General aviation deliveries rose 2.8% overall in the first quarter of 2018 compared to a year ago, while billings rose 3.3%.

One Aviation, which operates Eclipse Aerospace, has asked Albuquerque to give it time to work out an agreement regarding $733,555 in default payments.

Lawmakers have introduced three bills aimed at helping with a shortage of aviation maintenance technicians and at modernizing aviation maintenance curriculum.

Switzerland-based Vertis Aviation, the long-range charter specialist, has added a second Boeing Business Jet to its growing portfolio of large-jets available for international charter.

GrandView Aviation has added a five-year retention package of up to $80,000 to attract qualified flight crews to join the company and fly its Phenom 300s.

Harris Corp. will build and operate a new aviation telecommunications network for India.

Futuristic designs for inner city air vehicle terminals, or Skyports, which will serve uberAIR’s aerial rideshare system in the 2020s have been unveiled.

Uber is inviting international cities to bid to become the first global test site of the company’s proposed uberAIR aerial rideshare program.

Ride-hailing giant Uber widens the network of partners it is working with to develop a complete ecosystem for urban air transportation.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has revealed the governments that her department has selected to take part in the UAS Integration Pilot Program.

The European Commission has given the green light for United Technologies Corp. (UTC) to acquire Rockwell Collins.

Luxivair SBD, southern California’s premier fixed-based operator (FBO) located at San Bernardino International Airport, is quickly becoming the terminal of choice for private jet passengers from the MENA region.

Seaplane pilots are on the decline. One of the Seaplane Pilots Association’s goals is to entice a new generation to take up water flying.

Uber has announced new partnerships, and its partners have revealed new vehicle concepts.

Uber is releasing common reference models for electric VTOL configurations in an effort to encourage industry collaboration on tackling technical challenges.

The Collingwood Regional Airport in Ontario, Canada, is up for sale or lease.

Japan has issued two requests for proposals for intelligence and electronic warfare aircraft, one for the navy and one probably for the air force.

Bombardier recorded an increase in first-quarter revenue, business-jet deliveries and aftermarket services for its business aircraft division as it announced the sale of its Downsview aircraft assembly operation.

Raytheon will be a “key partner” in developing a 50-mi. unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flight corridor in New York State, the company announced May 3.

SureFly eVTOL flies; BAE backs solar HALE; Vahana back in flight; Airbus drone inspects runways; Intel beefs up drone; Insitu launches ScanEagle3; Textron unveils UAS testbed.

The two-seat SureFly made its first, 10-sec untethered hover flight at a location near Cincinatti, Ohio, on April 30, and a second, 15-sec hover the next day.

Aviation Week Network editors discuss what needs to be done to move forward and why business aviation isn’t more enthusiastic.

Used business jet and turboprop transactions during the first quarter of 2018 were a “mixed bag,” although inventory tightened, according to Amstat’s Business Jet and Turboprop Resale Market Update.